Fusion Patrol

Apr 12 2025 300 ep. 56 mins 238

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Each week, we look at one episode of a classic (or not-so-classic) science fiction TV series and discuss it. Come join the conversation.

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731 – Doctor Who – The Savages

Simon and Eugene discuss different forms of mind transference, they rate Steven’s departure against other companions, and they discuss what aspects of animation take us out of a animated reconstructed story. Come join the conversation as they look at the newly-released animated Doctor Who story, the Savages.

730 – Space Rangers – The Replacements

Apr 05 2025 36 mins

Kenneth and Eugene discuss “…so many pieces…” of this episode of Space Rangers.

729 – Star Maidens – Creatures of the Mind & The Enemy

John and Eugene come to the end of Star Maidens with the final two episodes. In Creatures of the Mind, where they discuss the implications of what happens if AI learned to move without the aid of wheels or legs. In The Enemy, they ask the question, “was the whole point of this series leading ... Read more

728 – Starcrash

Mar 22 2025 77 mins

Cheap Star Wars ripoff, or a more brilliant parody than Space Balls? This week, Ben and Eugene look at the Roger Corman film, Starcrash!

727 – Real Humans – The Code

Mar 15 2025 70 mins

This week, Simon and Eugene look at the final episode of the first series of Real Humans, episode 10, The Code. They discuss the source of HuBot morality, how HuBot’s having an old USB-A port is at least better than a Lightning port, why HuBots don’t have laser eyes, and what the Swedish Actors Union ... Read more

726 – Space Rangers – Banshees

Mar 07 2025 46 mins

Eugene and Kenneth look at the next episode of Space Rangers, in which Boon and the gang go on an expedition to capture their most deadly enemy, a race of aliens they know virtually nothing about and they discover along the way that they have deadly sonic powers. Oh, so that’s why they’re called “banshees!” ... Read more

725 – Star Maidens – The End of Time & Hideout

Feb 28 2025 49 mins

John and Eugene explore two more episodes of Star Maidens. First, the President of the planet Medusa dies and it is “The End of Time,” followed by Shem getting a girlfriend, who may just be cray cray in “Hideout.”

724 – Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

Feb 21 2025 57 mins

This week, it’s movie night, and Ben and Eugene take a serious look at a movie about a giant flying turtle. It’s 1995’s Gamera: Guardian of the Universe!

723 – Real Humans – Heritage

Feb 14 2025 90 mins

In this episode, Simon and Eugene look at Season 1, Episode 9 of Real Humans, Heritage. They discuss the Engman family melodrama, Hubot fire safety, and they reveal if they’d choose to be copied and put into a machine after they’re dead.

722 – Space Rangers – Fort Hope

Feb 07 2025 57 mins

This Week, Kenneth and Eugene start a full-series look at Space Rangers with episode one, Fort Hope.